Rainn Wilson: 5 Dinner Experiences I Want to Have Before I Die

In the spirit of such daunting and heavy questions as "What's the meaning of life?", actor and comedian Rainn Wilson asks another type of existential question, and has compiled his answers for you.If you're looking for more answers, check out this interview with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain.

The book is full of cool questions and challenges like "If you only had one hour left to live, how would you spend it?" Or "What is the purpose of your life?" In the spirit of this, I've put together my list of five dinner experiences I want to have before I die.

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Here goes.

Meal #1

Who's chewing? My 6-year-old son

What are we chewing on? Grilled pizza...and how challenging it is to be a dad, and how lucky I am to be his. He'll tell me that grasshoppers have ears on their feet. (Who knew?!) And then I'll play the guitar while he sings every word to "Hard Day's Night." He loves The Beatles more than anything else in the universe and is definitely my progeny.

Meal #2

Who's chewing? Thom Yorke

What are we chewing on? Sesame noodles...and how impressed he is with my massive collection of Radiohead albums and minutia. We'll talk about art, creativity, his new Atoms for Peace band, the power of music, and his creative process. Then I'll play the drums for him, and he'll be so blown away by my talent, he'll invite me to tour with them! Possibly to join the band, move to England, etc. It'll be f'n awesome.

Meal #3

Who's chewing? My dog, Barry

What are we chewing on? Steaks...and the value of silence, of course. That furry, enormous pit bull has seen me at my best and my worst. He's loyal and forgiving and awesome — even if he does drool worse than Mickey Rourke.

Meal #4

Who's chewing? Oprah Winfrey

What are we chewing on? Pancakes...and race, gender, power, life. I'll show her how the SoulPancake book covers it all. She'll salivate over every page and then proclaim how she's never had me on the show and what a BIG mistake that was on her part. She'll give me a brand-new car and the keys to her jet.

Meal #5

Who's chewing? Coleman Barks

What are we chewing on? Coffee-toffee granite...and as the world's foremost expert on the ancient poet Rumi, Barks and I will talk about poetry, language, beauty, and love. He'll dedicate a 3 a.m. poem to me. I'd be all like, "Hey, that's inappropriate," and we'll laugh and laugh and laugh.

Now it's your turn. Share the five dinner experiences you want to have before you die.